different between nationalism vs nationist

English

Etymology

From French nationalisme. Surface etymology is national +? -ism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?næ??n?l?z?m/

Noun

nationalism (countable and uncountable, plural nationalisms)

1. Patriotism; the idea of supporting one's country, people or culture.
2. Support for the creation of a sovereign nation (which does not currently exist).

3. (Britain, Ireland) Support for the union of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Hypernyms

• sectionalism; any geopolitical group pursuing its own interest

Hyponyms

• jingoism; aggressive warlike nationalism
• ethnonationalism; nationalism on the basis of ethnicity
• ultranationalism

Antonyms

• internationalism
• antinationalism

Translations

Derived terms

• metanationalism
• micronationalism

See also

• nationalist
• isolationist

Anagrams

• antimonials, laminations

English

Etymology

nation +? -ist, from nationism, Joshua Fishman, 1968.

Adjective

nationist (comparative more nationist, superlative most nationist)

1. (sociolinguistics) A language used for the day-to-day functioning of government – official forms, intra-government communication.
2. Misspelling of nationalist.

Related terms

• nationism

Usage notes

Like nationism, nationist is a technical term used in sociolinguistics, and is contrasted with nationalist. However, nationist may also occur as a misspelling of the far more common nationalist.

See also

• nationalism
• nationalist

References

• An introduction to language and linguistics, by Ralph W. Fasold, Jeff Connor-Linton, p. 377

Anagrams

• Iannottis